APPLY FOR PARTNERSHIP
We read every application personally. If we see a fit, we’ll be in touch within 5 business days. If we don’t, we’ll tell you that too.
WHO THIS IS FOR
We say no to most applicants. Not because they aren't good operators — because the partnership only works when both sides are set up for it. If you don't see yourself in the five below, save yourself the time.
You’re already running a profitable business. At least $20K a month in revenue, with the reviews and customer base to prove it. We scale what works — we don’t build from zero.
You want to be 10x your current size. Not 2x. Not “comfortably larger.” Real scale, with the work and discipline that takes. Some great operators are happy where they are. That’s fine — it’s just not us.
You can hire and manage people. Or you’re ready to learn. A 10x business is a different business, and most of that difference is the team you build.
Your books are clean — or you’ll clean them in the first 30 days. We can’t make decisions on numbers nobody can read. We’ll help, but you have to be willing.
You’re open to being coached. You know your trade. We know growth. The partnership works when both sides bring what they’re best at and trust the other on the rest.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Three steps from here. Both sides are evaluating the whole way.
01 · Within 5 business days
Application review
We read every application ourselves. If you're a fit, we'll reach out to schedule a call. If we're passing, we'll tell you that too.
02 · 30–45 minutes
Discovery call
We learn your business — numbers, team, market. You learn how the partnership works — what we own, what you keep, what the first 90 days look like. Nobody signs anything.
03 · If both sides see a fit
Terms conversation
Structure, equity, timing — the full shape. You leave with it in writing and time to sit with it.
THE APPLICATION
Be specific. Be honest. This is how we decide if there's a fit.
We read every application ourselves.
We'll reply within 5 business days — either way.
What partners say
"I'd worked with three agencies before Summit, and none of them moved the needle. We were paying $296 for a single booking and the schedule was still half empty. Six months in, that number is $10 and we're turning people away. They didn't just run ads. They rebuilt how we get customers."
The signature result
12.5x
revenue growth
$40K → $500K
monthly revenue
12 mo
launch to scale
We’ve run this engine for operators in moving, MedSpa, and AV installation.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Do I have to give up control of my business?
No. You keep majority ownership and you keep running the business. Hiring, pricing, service mix, what trucks you buy — those stay yours. We bring the growth engine and the capital. We share in the upside we create. The partnership only works because you're still the operator. If we wanted to take over your business, we'd buy it — we don't, and we're not.
Are there any upfront fees?
No. We cover the brand, the website, the marketing engine, the operations work, and the ad spend. You don’t pay anything upfront. We make money by growing the business — not by billing for the work.And we don’t ask you to personally guarantee any of it. Your house, your savings, your other assets stay separate from the partnership. Standard fraud carve-outs apply — material misrepresentation, misuse of funds, the obvious things — but otherwise the financing is on us, not on you.
What kind of equity are we talking about?
A minority stake — you always keep majority ownership. The exact range depends on the partnership: where your business is when we start, what we’re building together, what the milestones look like. We walk through it in full on the terms call, before anything’s signed. Two things stay constant: we never take majority, and the equity vests against milestones we hit — not against time passing.
What if I’m not quite at $20K/month yet?
$20K a month is our minimum for a reason — below that, the unit economics usually can’t move fast enough to justify the work on both sides. That said, we’d rather hear from you than not. If you’re close and growing fast, apply anyway and tell us where you are. If you’re further out, focus on getting to $20K. When you’re there, come back — we’ll still be here.
What if I never want to sell?
That’s fine. The model works whether you ever sell or never sell. We make money two ways: a share of the profits we help create above your current baseline, and a piece of any acquisition event if one ever happens. If it never happens, we still get paid through the profit share — and you have a bigger, more profitable business that you own most of. We build your business to be worth selling. Whether you sell is up to you.
How long is the partnership?
There isn’t a fixed end date. The first 12 months are the build phase — brand, marketing engine, operations, scale. After that, the engine keeps running and you keep running the business. Most partnerships continue as long as both sides are getting value — sometimes ending in an acquisition, sometimes running for years past that. We walk through the specifics, including what happens if either side ever wants out, on the terms call.
What if my business type isn’t on your usual list?
Apply anyway. The playbook works for most local service businesses — anywhere a real person delivers a real service to a real customer in a defined geographic market. We’ve run it across HVAC, moving, MedSpa, and AV installation. The mechanics carry over to plumbing, auto appearance, dental, vet, landscaping, pool service, pest control, and others we haven’t gotten to yet. If your business is in that shape, apply. We’d rather see one we haven’t seen before than miss it.
Will I have to change my tools or how I run things day-to-day?
Some tools, maybe. Day-to-day, no. If your CRM, scheduler, or bookkeeper works, we keep them. If something’s leaking — leads, bookings, money — we’ll fix it. We’ll explain why before we change anything, and we won’t replace things you’re attached to without a real reason. The point is to make growth easier on you, not to turn you into a different operator.
What happens if growth doesn’t show up?
That’s our risk to carry. We don’t bill for the build — if growth doesn’t show up, you didn’t pay for it. The profit share only kicks in on growth above your current baseline, so if revenue doesn’t grow, we don’t get paid. Equity vests against milestones, so we don’t accumulate ownership without earning it. If the playbook doesn’t work, your worst case is the business you had before we started. Our worst case is months of work for nothing. That asymmetry is on purpose — it’s why we’re picky about who we partner with.
How does the ad spend financing work in practice?
You never put up the cash for ads. We do. Once the ads start producing paid jobs, you pay us back from the revenue they generate. The cycle flexes with how fast the engine ramps: early on, when a campaign is still finding its footing, shortfalls are on us — that’s part of the build. Once the engine is producing steadily — typically around 90 days from launch — the cycle settles into 30 to 60 days, matched to how fast your business turns a lead into cash. We run the ad accounts in our name across whatever platforms the playbook calls for — Meta, Google, Local Service Ads, wherever paid traffic lives in your vertical. Owning the accounts during the partnership is what makes the financing structure possible. The specifics — how scale-ups work, what your vertical’s cycle looks like — come on the terms call.
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